Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
BDI 3/2014
14/11/2014 Burundi
AL
Discrimination
against women ;
Lettre concernant des normes discriminatoires envers les femmes dans la loi sur la
nationalité. Selon les informations reçues, le Code de la nationalité de 2000 ne permet
pas aux mères burundaises de transmettre leur nationalité à leurs enfants sauf quand
ils sont nés hors mariage d’un père inconnu ou s’ils ont été reniés par leurs pères
(art.4).
CHN 13/2014
14/11/2014 China (People's
JUA
Republic of)
Arbitrary
detention;
Freedom of
religion;
Independence of
judges and
lawyers;
Alleged arrests and detention of the leader and followers of a Buddhist organization.
According to the information received, there has been ongoing religious repression of
Mr. Wu Ze Heng, the leader of the Hua Zang Dharma Buddhist Community, and his
disciples in connection with the practice of their religion in different parts of China.
Mr. Wu was imprisoned for 11 years in 1999, during which detention he was
subjected to extensive forms of torture and harsh treatment. Since his release, he has
been continuously monitored and his religious activities restricted by the police. He
was repeatedly arrested, questioned and detained between 2010 and 2012 on
“suspicion of intending to organize an illegal assembly”. On 29 July 2014, Mr. Wu
and about 80 of his Buddhist disciples were again arrested and detained for unknown
reasons. To date, the majority of the detainees have been released. However, Mr. Wu
and 19 others are still being held at various detention centres in Zhuhai city. Concerns
are expressed at the intrusive searches and arrests without warrants; interrogations
without the presence of lawyers; lack of access to lawyers as well as harsh detention
conditions.
IRN 27/2014
14/11/2014 Iran (Islamic
AL
Republic of)
Discrimination
against women ;
Letter concerning discriminatory provisions against women in nationality legislation.
According to the information received, current nationality law in the Islamic Republic
of Iran does not provide women equal rights with men to confer their nationality to
their children, since only men can confer their nationalities to their children in all
circumstances.
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A/HRC/28/85
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